Evap Tower Questions

j813 · 05-11-2003, 04:30 PM

What are your experiences, like benefits, designs, etc. with an Evaporative Cooling Tower?

I'm new in this type of system, just made one from a design made by Steve from Overclockers.com.

Be it also watercooling, just 3 months using h2o for my PC.
So I really could not compare what's the difference w/ a radiator, Evap Tower, etc.

Somone said that it's useless when using it on a humid place, I'm in Asia where its humid. So is it really useless?

Thanks

Balinju · 05-11-2003, 04:41 PM

if you are in a very very humid place, then i don not suggest evap cooling.

if you use large cooling towers

you could get the water under ambien by 1degree or maybe 2

Here is our project, it could help

Crosstrack16 · 05-11-2003, 07:11 PM

newbie to evap towers: what are the advantages?

Balinju · 05-12-2003, 06:15 AM

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Originally posted by Crosstrack16
newbie to evap towers: what are the advantages?

as said before, one of the most seen example of evaporative cooling is that without any load at all you can actually go under ambient temp and with some load on the system, you are a few degrees above ambient. It is more efficient than a rad when used in a low humid place IMO.

Disadvantages: You need to keep filling the system with water since water evaporates

also you need some kind of filtering of the water if you are going to use tap water because the remains, deposits etc can clog your showerheads

Volenti · 05-13-2003, 10:09 AM

As I sit here the relitive humidity is 70%, and my evaporative cooling water temp is less than 1 degree above ambient (which is 21 degrees) this is cooling a T-bred 2100+@2.4gig, 1.9v.

In the warmer asian climates the evaporative cooling is still going to be superior to rad based cooling, even if the humidity is high, it's actually the colder climates that have rad based cooling coming closer to the performance of evaporative cooling, since the colder water has less of a tendency to evaporate.

ie when my ambient temps are higher like 27 degrees, the same evap setup(water temp) is 3-4 degrees below ambient.

JokerCPoC · 06-14-2003, 11:52 PM

Has anyone who has thought of cooling their PC this way and who has an Evaporative Cooling System on the house (or next to the House as the case may be) thought of hooking up to that with quick disconnects, So that in the Winter time It can be converted to running off a smaller system and or just have the smaller system running off a constant flow of tap water (Regulated by Water Level)?

j813 · 06-18-2003, 02:54 PM

zoom314 why don't you try to reach 400 FSB w/ ur Samsung333.

I always do that w/ 8-3-3-2.5 memory timings @ 2.77VDimm

chatoonuk · 07-26-2004, 03:42 AM

My company is thinking about installing 9 evaporative cooler units like breezair ones around a manufaturing factory. The concern we have is if the humidity provided by the units is going to be a big matter for manufaturing lines and the operators as well.

The breezair supplier of course is telling that it does not matter.
this sort of device have been provided from australia for example where you have high temperature and low humidity level but it is completely different in UK so would it work fine?

Thanks for helping me ASAP on this question.

chatoonuk

j813 · 07-26-2004, 07:06 AM

How many PCs are you cooling?
Why go into Evap Tower?
Above Volenti has answered issues on humidity.

05-11-2003, 04:30 PM	#1
j813 Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: southeast asia Posts: 164	Evap Tower Questions What are your experiences, like benefits, designs, etc. with an Evaporative Cooling Tower? I'm new in this type of system, just made one from a design made by Steve from Overclockers.com. Be it also watercooling, just 3 months using h2o for my PC. So I really could not compare what's the difference w/ a radiator, Evap Tower, etc. Somone said that it's useless when using it on a humid place, I'm in Asia where its humid. So is it really useless? Thanks

05-11-2003, 04:41 PM	#2
Balinju Cooling Savant Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Malta Posts: 495	if you are in a very very humid place, then i don not suggest evap cooling. if you use large cooling towers you could get the water under ambien by 1degree or maybe 2 Here is our project, it could help __________________ So the bullet proof vest aint a $hit when d laser is pointed to your head Kid

05-13-2003, 10:09 AM	#5
Volenti Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: in a nice cool spot Posts: 427	As I sit here the relitive humidity is 70%, and my evaporative cooling water temp is less than 1 degree above ambient (which is 21 degrees) this is cooling a T-bred 2100+@2.4gig, 1.9v. In the warmer asian climates the evaporative cooling is still going to be superior to rad based cooling, even if the humidity is high, it's actually the colder climates that have rad based cooling coming closer to the performance of evaporative cooling, since the colder water has less of a tendency to evaporate. ie when my ambient temps are higher like 27 degrees, the same evap setup(water temp) is 3-4 degrees below ambient. __________________ feel free to icq/msn me, I'm always willing to toss around ideas.

06-14-2003, 11:52 PM	#6
JokerCPoC Cooling Savant Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Hesperia, CA Posts: 130	Hooking up a PC to a Houses Evap Cooler Has anyone who has thought of cooling their PC this way and who has an Evaporative Cooling System on the house (or next to the House as the case may be) thought of hooking up to that with quick disconnects, So that in the Winter time It can be converted to running off a smaller system and or just have the smaller system running off a constant flow of tap water (Regulated by Water Level)? __________________ My Blog Joker1: 2-265 @ 2.25GHz cpus(OSA265FAA6CB)[H8DCE] soon Joker2: 1-165 @ 2.65GHz cpu[Bios/Clockgen405], MS-6702E v1.0(9.3 Bios) Joker3: 1-270 @ 2.40(2nd-270 cpu soon)GHz cpu[Ntune], K8N-DL v1.03(1007 Bios) Joker4: 2-285 @ 3.25? GHz cpu[Ntune], (soon) K8N-DL v1.03(1007 Bios) Joker5: 2-285 @ 3.25? GHz cpu[Ntune], (soon) K8N-DL v1.03(1007 Bios) (10.10GHz now, 25.43GHz maybe? Crunchin 4 SetiBoinc for the PC Perspective Killer Frogs)

05-11-2003, 07:11 PM	#3
Crosstrack16 Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Spring Hill, FL Posts: 169	newbie to evap towers: what are the advantages?

06-18-2003, 02:54 PM	#7
j813 Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: southeast asia Posts: 164	zoom314 why don't you try to reach 400 FSB w/ ur Samsung333. I always do that w/ 8-3-3-2.5 memory timings @ 2.77VDimm

07-26-2004, 03:42 AM	#8
chatoonuk Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: cheltenham Posts: 1	My company is thinking about installing 9 evaporative cooler units like breezair ones around a manufaturing factory. The concern we have is if the humidity provided by the units is going to be a big matter for manufaturing lines and the operators as well. The breezair supplier of course is telling that it does not matter. this sort of device have been provided from australia for example where you have high temperature and low humidity level but it is completely different in UK so would it work fine? Thanks for helping me ASAP on this question. chatoonuk

07-26-2004, 07:06 AM	#9
j813 Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: southeast asia Posts: 164	How many PCs are you cooling? Why go into Evap Tower? Above Volenti has answered issues on humidity.

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